TSMC plans up to $1B in Anthropic and OpenAI investments
TSMC plans to invest up to $500 million in Anthropic at its IPO price and up to $500 million in OpenAI to acquire preferred stock, totaling up to $1 billion across the two AI developers. The move highlights the Taiwanese chipmaker's confidence in long-term demand for AI.
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Reuters : TSMC plans to invest up to $500M in Anthropic at its IPO price and up to $500M in OpenAI to acquire preferred stock — TSMC (2330.TW) plans to invest up to $1 billion across leading AI developers Anthropic and OpenAI, highlighting the Taiwanese chipmaker's confidence in long-term demand …

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